I believe that it may be normal, healthy, and even productive to experience mild to moderate depression from time to time as part of the variable emotional spectrum, either as an appropriate response to situations or as a way of turning inward and mentally chewing over problems to find solutions.

Weil's general view is that mainstream and alternative medicine are complementary approaches that should be utilized in conjunction with one another (what he terms integrative medicine). He has written many books and a total of 10 million copies have been sold. There also can be no doubt that a few of the "natural" medicines and healing methods now being used by practitioners of alternative medicine will prove after testing to be safe and effective.

Weil appeared on the cover of Time Magazine in 1997 and again in 2005. He has written many books and a total of 10 million copies have been sold. He received both his medical degree and his undergraduate degree in biology from Harvard University and establiAndrew Weild the field of integrative medicine which aims to combine alternative and conventional medicine.